The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-09-08


Common NGns. Chemical Nams.
Kings yellow. ........ Sulphide OF Arsonit
Cadmium yellow. ....... Sulphide OF cadmium.
Turner's yellow. ....... .Oxychloride of lead.
Turpeth mineral 80, Basic sulphate of mer-
curry.
CHROME yellow ......, Chromate of lead.
Chrome zinc,-.- .Chromate OF zra
Citron yellow Chroma,s OF %, s ps,nutn
Naples yellow ......... Oxides OF lead anu OF
anthony.
yellow ochcr. Clay and hydrated fer.
rio oxide
Mosaic gold .........,.. .Sulphide OF tin
Minlum a.. -. Oxide OF lead.
Verinillion ..,....,...... Sulphide Of mercury.
Purple red. .......,.,. Basic chromate OF rncr-
curry.
Iodine scarlet. .a.. Mercuric iodide
Realgar. Sulphide OF arsenic.
Rcd ocher,s...,...,... ! Ferric oxide ,.
GREEN.
Chrome green. .......... Chroinic oxid,. 4.
Cobalt green Rimmamlox OF Cobalt and OF
Mountain green 49,. Malachte green.
Scheele's green. -. Arsenic OF copper.
Nerdgris .............. haste acetate OF copper.
Emerald green. 49,, Acetate OF arsenite ~
t copper
Ultra marine .......,.. Silicntc OF alumina ana
soda with sulphide OF
sodium
Mountain blue Malachite blue.
Smaltss.,...........,...S ilioate of cobalt and
potas sum
AntMe5R p el9s Snc Ferric ferro-eyanide
soluble Prussian blue. Ferro potassio fcrro.
cyanide.
nRowN
Manganese brown Binoxids of mangan,
csc.
vandyke brown. .... Ferrio oxide.
Burned sienna, ,.,.... lClay colored with oxide
Burned lumber. ,.....,I of iron and mangan-
csc
oRANGE.
Chrome orange. ,......., Basic chromate oflcad.
Mr.. Amerling says lie knows posi-
lively that nearly every colol. on the
above list is being used by bakers and
confectioncrs. Among the startling
discoveries made recently, and they
are all backed by afiidavits of the ba-
kers and candy-makers, who came
voluntarily to The office and confessed,
is that one Of the largest drug
houses in the city sold chrome yellow
TO baker knowing the business of
the purchaser. even advised its use rs
substitute foroggs This baker says
that he went 10 the drug
house and asked for n substitute
for eggs, and that sales
man, aftcrward identified by both
Mr.. Amcrling and the baker,
advised chrome yellow, and
did not say any thing Of lis poison
Que character or rs TO the quantity to
be used. A member Of the firm was
present when the powder was bought.
Two aflilaviis support this charge.
This same drug-house also sells large
supplies to breweries. al Of which are
authorizations. Glucose is the principal
supply. and this Mr.. Amcrling said, is
the safest of the many drugs bought.
There is loaf of bread in the Office
of the society that has been recently
analysed The inside of the loaf is OF
an orange yellow, and The outside is Of
greenish rusty color This. Mr..
Amefling said, is the result of adultcr-
ated flour and poisonous yeast. The
flour is matlc in Minnesota. ard the
adulterant, which is known as "stone
-four comes from the limestone
country about Lancaster, in this State.
1t is added to the flour TO give it weight.
Condensed milk is also adultcrated,
large quantities of salycic acid being
found by recent analyses. Soda wat +
sirups, fruit jelies and preserved goods
are also found adulIeratcd.
In every case Of noodles, and there
We're twenty-six samples bought adnl-
teration was found. Some arc not yet
analysed but the chemists are sure
there is chrome yellow in the dough. =
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